Our Program

Northwestern Medicine provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for patients with benign or malignant (cancerous) tumors of the face, head and neck. Head and neck cancers often affect swallowing, speech, hearing and can have major impact on a person’s quality of life.

We value building relationships with our patients and delivering individualized care based on each patient’s unique needs. Head and neck cancers often affect swallowing, speech, hearing and can have major impact on a person’s quality of life. Head and neck cancer can affect:

We make every effort to ensure that the details of each patient's cancer, medical conditions and social background are considered by the team of physicians and staff to develop a comprehensive treatment plan that fully meets the needs of the patient and the family.

Our team includes specialists across many medical disciplines, working collaboratively to bring leading-edge care to our patients. Our multidisciplinary team includes:

ENT surgeons

Fellowship- trained head and neck surgeons

Radiation oncologists

Medical oncologists

Oral surgeons

Speech and swallowing pathologists

Neuro-radiologists

Maxillofacial surgeons

Physical therapists

Nutritionists

Pathologists

Our team is recognized by patients and their families for our extraordinary dedication to helping patients maintain the best possible quality of life, including speech and swallowing functions, during and after treatment.

Support Services

LivingWell Cancer Resource Center, part of Northwestern Medicine, can be a vital component of your treatment and recovery. LivingWell serves as a gathering place providing comfort and community to anyone experiencing the effects of cancer. The LivingWell staff works to ensure that you and your family feel less isolated, better informed, more hopeful and empowered to take on the challenge of facing cancer.

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The physicians who practice at the Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center are neither agents nor employees of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare or any of its affiliate organizations. These physicians have selected our facilities as the place where they want to treat and care for their private patients.

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